Deleting Gemini Chats with Work or School Accounts

Delete Your Gemini Chats: What You Need to Know

If you’ve been experimenting with Google Gemini Apps, you may have noticed that managing your chat history isn’t always straightforward—especially if you’re using a work or school account.

One of the most common questions is: Can I delete my Gemini chats? Let’s break it down.

Deleting Gemini Chats with Work or School Accounts

According to Gemini Apps Help, if you’re signed in with a Google Workspace (work or school) account, things work differently:

“If you’re using Gemini Apps with a work or school account, your Gemini Apps Activity is controlled by your Google Workspace administrator and you can’t delete chats.”

In short, you don’t have control over deleting chat history on your own. Your admin manages the activity data, and at the moment, the delete feature simply does not exist for end users in these environments.

Is Deletion Ever Possible?

The current state:

No deletion option for end users.
Admins can’t yet configure custom deletion or retention policies either.

What’s on the horizon:

The roadmap suggests both controls will exist eventually:
- End users will be able to “delete” chats (similar to how you can move files to Trash in Google Drive).
- Admins will determine the actual retention or expiry period (like permanent deletion after a set number of days).

This is designed to protect company intellectual property (IP), so sensitive data isn’t accidentally or intentionally wiped out without oversight.

Why Deletion Isn’t Available Yet

The reasoning from Google is simple:

Without admin controls, users could erase valuable business or academic data.
Until admin-side retention policies are ready, all data is retained by default.
End-user “deletion” will eventually be more of a visual removal from your chat interface, not a full backend deletion.

What You Should Do Right Now

If you’re using Gemini with a personal Google account, you should be able to manage your chats more freely once deletion tools roll out.

If you’re on a work or school account:

Assume your chats cannot be deleted (for now).
Be mindful of what you type and share.
Know that admins may eventually gain visibility and retention settings for Gemini activity.

Final Thoughts

At the moment, Gemini chat deletion is unavailable for work and school accounts. Even when it arrives, it will likely work like Google Drive’s Trash system: